The borough’s bright minds of the future have achieved some of the best Sats results in the country.

Wokingham primary schoolchildren have been ranked consistently in the top seven in the country for the tests, which are sat by 11-year-old pupils in English, maths and science.

Key Stage Two results published last week put Wokingham above the national average.

However, the borough was not immune to a national fall in the number of pupils achieving level four or higher in English and maths, with a two per cent drop in English and one per cent drop in maths.

However, this was in line with the national fall, where a fifth of pupils in the country are leaving school unable to read and write at the expected standard, according to the results of exams children sat in May.

The results published by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) show the number of pupils in Wokingham achieving level four or above in science remained the same this year at 92 per cent.

This places Wokingham fourth in the country for this test, with the national average standing at 88 per cent.

The number of pupils passing English at level four or above, which is the expected standard for 11-year-olds, was 86 per cent. This is well above the national percentage of 80 and the borough’s pupils were ranked fourth in the country for their results.

Girls did particularly well and were ranked third in the country for level four and above in English with 91 per cent, compared with 85 per cent nationally. Boys were fifth in the country with 81 per cent compared to the national result of 75 per cent.

In maths, the borough was sixth in the country with a slight drop of one percentage point since 2008 to 83 per cent achieving the expected level compared with the national average of 79 per cent.

There was also good news at the high level of achievement, with more pupils achieving level five, which is higher than the expected level, in maths.

Councillor Rob Stanton, executive member for children’s services, at Wokingham Borough Council, said: “The results published show some excellent results at Key Stage Two – all of which are above the national averages – which is a great achievement for our pupils.

“I would like to congratulate our primary school pupils, teachers and the whole school community on their high level of achievement.

“It can be hard to improve results year on year, especially when starting from an already high base, but we must sustain this.

“We will work hard with our schools to make further improvements to our Key Stage Two results.

“Our vision is for excellent children’s services and skills for all.

“We have made a long-term commitment to provide a high standard of education, realising the vital importance of ensuring children and young people have the right skills to get them into further education or employment.”